[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

j. random /j rand'm/ n. common; generalized from j. random hacker
   arbitrary; ordinary; any one; any old. `j. random' is often prefixed to
   a noun to make a name out of it. it means roughly `some particular' or
   `any specific one'. "would you let j. random loser marry your daughter?"
   the most common uses are `j. random hacker', `j. random loser', and `j.
   random nerd' "should j. random loser be allowed to gun down other
   people?", but it can be used simply as an elaborate version of random
   in any sense.


see also:
j. random hacker gun random 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

j. random
     
         /j rand'm/ generalised from j. random hacker
        arbitrary; ordinary; any one; any old.  "j. random" is often
        prefixed to a noun to make a name out of it.  it means roughly
        "some particular" or "any specific one".  "would you let
        j. random loser marry your daughter?"  the most common uses
        are "j. random hacker", "j. random loser", and "j. random
        nerd" "should j. random loser be allowed to gun down other
        people?", but it can be used simply as an elaborate version
        of random in any sense.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
j. random hacker gun random jargon file 

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